rituffare

Italian

Etymology

From ri- +‎ tuffare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ri.tufˈfa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧tuf‧fà‧re

Verb

rituffàre (first-person singular present ritùffo, first-person singular past historic rituffài, past participle rituffàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (also figurative) to plunge again
  2. (also figurative) to dip again
  3. (by extension) to immerse again in soft matter (e.g. flour, cream, a handkerchief)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • rituffare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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